FACTUAL DOCUMENTARIES

SHARE

- LINK :

http://cineteve.com/en/factual-documentaries/souha-surviving-hell/

- PLAYER :

SOUHA, SURVIVING HELL

Randa Chahal Sabbag

History

2001

56'

Souha Bechara is a young southern Lebanese girl who, like thousands of other girls, found herself at an early age in the midst of a civil war. In 1988, after a long preparation, Souha attempted to assassinate General Antoine Lahad, leader of the South Lebanse Army, the pro-Istraeli Christian militia. Although badly wounded, he survided, and Souha was imprisoned for ten years in the Khiam prison, the infamous dungeon whoses very existence was denied by the Israelis and their Lebanese collaborators. Locked up in a tiny cell in total isolation and repeatedly tortured, her refusal to collaborate soon became a legend. Thanks to an international campaign, Souha was finally freed in 1998